The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sobral (Latin: Dioecesis Sobralensis, Portuguese: Diocese de Sobral) is a diocese located in the city of Sobral in the ecclesiastical province of Fortaleza in Brazil.
Diocese of Sobral Dioecesis Sobralensis Diocese de Sobral | |
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 Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição in 2014 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Ecclesiastical province | Fortaleza |
| Metropolitan | Fortaleza |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 18,920 km2 (7,310 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 917,000 777,000 (84.7%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 10 November 1915 (109 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
History
edit- November 10, 1915: Established as Diocese of Sobral from the Diocese of Ceará
Bishops
edit- Bishops of Sobral (Roman rite)
- José Tupinambá da Frota (1916.01.24 – 1923.04.06)
- João José da Mota e Albuquerque (1961.02.28 – 1964.04.28), appointed Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão
- Walfrido Teixeira Vieira (1965.01.06 – 1998.03.18)
- Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1998.03.18 – 2004.05.05), appointed Archbishop of Paraíba
- Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. (2005.05.18 – 2009.07.01), appointed Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco
- Odelir José Magri, M.C.C.I. (2010.10.11 - 2015.02.14), appointed Bishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina
- José Luiz Gomes de Vasconcelos (2015.07.08 - present)
Coadjutor bishop
edit- Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. (1997-1998)
Auxiliary bishop
edit- José Bezerra Coutinho (1956-1961), appointed Bishop of Estância, Sergipe
References
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